Two Simple Tricks To Become The Best Defender On Your Team

Great defenders are hard to come by. It’s not because most players don’t have the physical tools to defend well (they do) or because they’re lazy and just not trying hard enough (they are) — it’s because players don’t know how to defend.

Bad coaching is at the route of this issue. Simply put, most coaches have zero idea how to teach on-ball defense. They parrot the terrible advice that their coaches gave them 10, 20, 30, or 40 years ago, then get mad when their players get burned play after play.

Today, let’s fix that. There are two simple tricks that can make you the best defender on your team, and they run completely contrary to what every coach you’ve ever had has told you.